aks

See also: AKs, äks, åks, and aks'

English

Etymology

Old English axian (“ask”); see ax for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æks/, /ɑːks/
• Rhymes: -æks, -ɑːks

Verb

aks (third-person singular simple present aks or akses, present participle aksing, simple past and past participle aksed)

1. (dialectal, now chiefly West Africa, African-American Vernacular, MLE and Irish English) To ask.
   • 1865, William Stott Banks, A List of Provincial Words in Use at Wakefield in Yorkshire‎^[1], London: J.R.Smith, page 3:

     AKS, ask.

   • 2004, Larry Dean Hamilton, A Gathering of Angels, page 132:

     Another thing, kid, don't aks me no more questions tonight.

Anagrams

• ASK, Ask, KAs, KSA, SAK, SKA, ask, kas, ska

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aks/

Noun

aks n (singular definite akset, plural indefinite aks)

1. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)
2. spike (ear of grain)

Inflection

Declension of aks

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	aks	akset	aks	aksene
genitive	aks'	aksets	aks'	aksenes

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• aaks (dated)
• akst (archaic, literary)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch aex, from Old Dutch *acus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑks/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: aks
• Rhymes: -ɑks

Noun

aks f (plural aksen)

1. An axe, usually denoting a heavy axe.

   Synonym: bijl

Descendants

• Negerhollands: aks
• → Sranan Tongo: aksi

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Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• aaks, ax

Etymology

From English ask.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːks/, /ˈɔːks/
• Hyphenation: aks

Verb

aks

1. ask
   • 2013, Loron-Jon Stokes, Citizen Class 5, →ISBN, page 267:

     “"Mi cyan gi'e teh yeh deh t'ings yeh aks fuh [...]”

     I can't give you the things you've asked for.

   Aks Teddy ef 'im a guh a farin nex' week.

   Ask Teddy if he's going to the USA next week.

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 20

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English ask.

Verb

aks

1. ask

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Tsimshian

FWOTD – 17 July 2015

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaks]

Noun

aks

1. water

Verb

aks

1. (transitive, intransitive) drink
2. (intransitive) be wet

References

• John Asher Dunn, Sm'algyax: A Reference Dictionary and Grammar (1995, →ISBN

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French axe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑks/

Noun

aks (definite accusative aksi, plural aksler)

1. axis

Synonyms

• dingil
• eksen

References

• aks in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ax, from Proto-Germanic *ahsą.

Pronunciation

• (Umeå, Bygdeå) IPA^(key): [¹ɑkːs]
• (Burträsk, Lövånger, Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [¹ækːs]

Noun

aks n (definite aks’e, definite plural aks’a)

1. An ear (of corn.)
2. A barb (of hook.)
3. A tooth (of key.)

Derived terms

• aksgjǽł

Etymology 2

From Dutch actie, German Aktie, from Latin āctiō (“action.”).

Pronunciation

• (Umeå, Bygdeå) IPA^(key): [¹ɑkːs]
• (Burträsk, Lövånger, Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [¹ækːs]

Noun

aks n (definite aks’e, definite plural aks’a)

1. (finance) A share.